tressy

tress·y

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tres-ee]
- /ˈtrɛs i/
- /trˈesi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tres-ee]
- /ˈtrɛs i/

Definition of tressy word

adjective tressy resembling or having tresses. 1

Just one definition for tressy

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Origin of tressy

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; tress + -y1

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Parts of speech for Tressy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tressy

tressy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tressy usage trend in Literature

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